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Polling Preparations

Dozens of poll workers rolled through the hinds county courthouse -- picking up ballot boxes ahead of Tuesday's primary

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Updated: 7:28 AM CDT Aug 4, 2015

Polling Preparations

Dozens of poll workers rolled through the hinds county courthouse -- picking up ballot boxes ahead of Tuesday's primary

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WEBVTT ONE OFDOZENS OF VOTING POLLS IN HINDSCOUNTY. POLL WORKERS WETALKED TO THIS AFTERNOON-- JUSTHOPING THIS ELECTION RUNSSMOOTHLY.CAR AFTER CAR... DOZENS OF POLLWORKERS ROLLED THROUGH THE HINDSCOUNTY COURTHOUSE -- PICKING UPBALLOTBOXES AHEAD OF TUESDAY'SPRIMARY.A TOTAL OF 115 BOXES FOR BOTHPARTIESGOING OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE THEBIG DAY.THEY'LL TAKE THE BOXES WITHTHEM,THEY'LL CARRY THEM TO THEPRECINCTS TOMORROWMORNING AND THEY'LL OPEN UP THEPOLLS AT 7 O'CLOCK.THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION THERECEIVING MANAGERS COME TO THEBASEMENT OF THECOURTHOUSE AND THEY PICK UPSUPPLIES, POLL BOOKS, ALL THESUPPLIES TO EXECUTE THE ELECTIONTOMORROW.HINDS COUNTY G-O-P CHAIRMAN --PETEPERRY -- SAYS THEY DIDN'TENCOUNTER ANYISSUES IN LAST YEAR'S PRIMARY.NO MA'AM WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYPROBLEMS LAST YEAR.BUT IN 2014'S GENERALELECTION... HUNDREDS OF HINDSCOUNTY VOTERS HADTO WAIT IN LINE, EVEN AFTER THEPOLLSCLOSED BECAUSE THEIR PRECINCTSRANOUT OF BALLOTS.WE DON'T PRINT 75% OF THEBALLOTS, WE DON'T HAVE THAT TURNOUT. BETWEEN 30 AND 40PRECINCTS REPORTED PROBLEMS.POLL WORKERS SAY THEY'RE DOINGEVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE SURETHISELECTION RUNS SMOOTHLY."THESE OVER HERE ARE OURS AND WEHAVE OUR PPL DOWN HEREWORKING. THE DEMOCRATS DIDN'TSHOW UP SO WE'VE BEEN SENDINGTHERE'S OUT. THEY FINALLY SHOWEDUP ABOUT AN HOUR LATE ANDTHEY'RE JUST NOW GETTING THERE'SOUT SO ITHOLDING UP TRAFFIC.""YOU KNOW THERE ARE ALWAYSGLITCHES, WE CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.THAT'S WHAT WE DO RIGHT? SOWE'LL BE AROUND TO HANDLE THEMAND GET THE PROCESS GOING"POLLS OPEN TOMORROW AT 7 IN THEMORNING-- AND CLOSE AT 7 P-M ALLACROSSTHE STATE.LIVE IN JACKSON, JENNIFER ORTEGA16WAPT NEWS.JENNIFER, THANK YOU.

Polling Preparations

Dozens of poll workers rolled through the hinds county courthouse -- picking up ballot boxes ahead of Tuesday's primary